Re: translation -- the duke was smitten

Patrick Dunn wrote:

> > Roger Mills wrote:
> >
> > > ObConlang:  Speaking of Mr. Smith-- amongst my Kash example sentences, I
> > > find:  karune cakasisa kendekiyi  randik 'The Duke was smitten/besotted
> > with
> > > the muscular kitchen-boy'
>
> hehe.  Fun.  In my unnamed IE-YACL:
>
> Luvot su tukku llum kartas musolnum.
> Was.Fond.Of the duke.nom boy.acc hearth.gen muscular.acc.
The closest equivalent in Tokana would be:

  Na talo seikunne kalon anateunaka nolhoksu

  na      talo  seik-un-ne           kalon
  the.NOM chief lust.for-PST-the.ABS young.man

  anateun-aka   nolhoks-u
  serve.food-NM muscular-NM

  "The chieftain lusted for the muscular serving lad"

    ABS = absolutive
    NOM = nominative
    NM = nominalizing suffix
    PST = past tense

Unfortunately, _talo_ "chieftain" is gender-neutral, so the homoerotic feel of
the original is somewhat diminished...

Matt.

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